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According to JJ Abrams, there was a shower scene involving Benedict Cumberbatch that was edited out of the final cut of the movie. Considering the claims of misogyny this movie is getting for the 2 second clip of Alice Eve in her underwear, should this scene have stayed in the movie?

It was probably cut for no reason other than time and pacing. I'm glad the contrived controversy gave JJ & Co a reason to use the footage. Now poor Benedict Cumberbatch has something to show for all of his work outs and "immoral" consumption of four thousand calories a day, and the Cumberfans have candy for their eyes.

It was probably cut for no reason other than time and pacing. I'm glad the contrived controversy gave JJ & Co a reason to use the footage. Now poor Benedict Cumberbatch has something to show for all of his work outs and "immoral" consumption of four thousand calories a day, and the Cumberfans have candy for their eyes.

Probably true, but it may have tilted the argument back to "everyone gets equally exposed" like he said. I definitely wouldn't have minded it, though- but then again, I didn't mind Alice Eve.

How is the underwear scene a controversy? Movies have shown women and men in their underwear since shortly after they were invented.

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How is the underwear scene a controversy? Movies have shown women and men in their underwear since shortly after they were invented.

Honestly, I don't know, but some people have taken issue with it (women's rights and strange stuff like that).

Not sure why "people" did what they did, but I have taken issue with that scene not because of "women's rights and strange stuff" (which, BTW, is itself a very strange phrasing), but because it was written badly.

How is the underwear scene a controversy? Movies have shown women and men in their underwear since shortly after they were invented.

Honestly, I don't know, but some people have taken issue with it (women's rights and strange stuff like that).

Not sure why "people" did what they did, but I have taken issue with that scene not because of "women's rights and strange stuff" (which, BTW, is itself a very strange phrasing), but because it was written badly.

This season on Sherlock; Sherlock works out until he is ripped and crushes all the bad guys' skulls! Watson uses his One Ring to turn invisible!"

This post reminds me of an interview with Steven Moffat in spring 2012. When asked if there was any news about Sherlock, Moffat reponded "Sherlock's fighting Captain Kirk and Watson's helping out Gandalf."